Each year, PREBIC members meet to discuss the latest developments in preterm birth research, identify knowledge gaps, conduct research and plan future projects. This meeting is attended by clinicians, scientists and academics from a wide range of countries. This multidisciplinary team bring significant expertise and a wealth of resources to PREBIC projects.
The meeting will run for three full days on Monday 18th, Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th April.
Monday, 18th April
Session One
Chair: Associate Professor Hanns Helmer
Medical University Vienna
0900 -0930 Morning Majelis (Government)
Facilitator: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
Focus: PREBIC
0930 – 0945 PREBIC – Past
Dr Calvin Hobel
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
0945 – 1000 PREBIC – Present and Future
Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
1000 – 1030 Project Updates
Project Leaders
5-10 minutes per project with maximum three slides
1030 – 1100 Coffee
Session Two
Chair: Dr Ramkumar Menon
University of Texas Medical Branch
1100 – 1230 Project Speed Dating
Facilitator: Dr Ram Menon
University of Texas Medical Branch
1230 – 1300 Project Prioritisation
Facilitator: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
1300 – 1400 Lunch
Session Three
1400 – 1530 Small group project discussions
1530 – 1600 Coffee
Session Four
Chair: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
1600 – 1730 Large group project discussion
Mobilising Mothers: the global voice of PREBIC
Melanie White
The University of Western Australia
Melinda Cruz
Founder and CEO of the Miracle Babies Foundation
1730 – 1800 Afternoon Majelis (Community)
Facilitator: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
Focus: Project updates
Tuesday, 19th April
Session Five
Chair: Associate Professor Hanns Helmer
Medical University Vienna
0900 -0930 Morning Majelis (Government)
Facilitator: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
Focus: PREBIC Governance
Honesty in Science
Professor Bo Jacobsson
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
0930 – 1030 Progesterone
Does Progesterone Really Prevent Preterm Brith?
Professor Jane Norman
University of Edinburgh
An update on the mechanisms through which progesterone prevents PTB
Dr Sam Mesiano
Case Western Reserve University
Pharmacogenomics of progesterone for preterm birth prevention
Dr Tracy Mancuk
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
1030 – 1100 Coffee
Session Six
1100 – 1200 Large group project discussion
1200 – 1300 Small group project discussion
1300 – 1400 Lunch
Session Seven
Chair: Dr Ram Menon
University of Texas Medical Branch
1400 – 1500 Taking Discovery to Market
1430 – 1530 Small group project discussions
1530 – 1600 Coffee
Session Eight
Chair: Professor Indira Mysorekar
Washington University School of Medicine
1600 – 1630 Acculturation and Preterm Birth
Dr Maryam Mazooni
The University of Western Australia
1630 – 1700 OPERA – Past, Present and Future
Professor David Olson
University of Alberta
1700 – 1730 PREBIC and Ghana
Professor Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman
Columbia University Medical Center
and
Dr Elizabeth Bonney
University of Vermont College of Medicine
1730 – 1800 Afternoon Majelis (Community)
Facilitator: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
Group Updates
PREBIC 2017 and 2018
Wednesday 20th April
Session Nine
Chair: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
0900 -0930 Morning Majelis (Governemnt)
Facilitator: Associate Professor Craig Pennell
The University of Western Australia
Focus: Keeping PREBIC Projects On-Track
0930 – 1030 Group Discussions
1030 – 1100 Coffee
Session Ten
Chair: Dr Sam Mesiano
Case Western Reserve University
1100 – 1130 New methods to filter GWAS results using evolutionary algorithms
Professor Scott Williams
Case Western Reserve University
1130 – 1200 The use of WGS and family studies to uncover rare genetic variants associated with PTB
Wei Ang
The University of Western Australia
1200 – 1230 Whole genome sequencing of PTB
Professor Nanbert Zhong
NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
1230 – 1300 Maximising the Value of PREBIC Genetic Resources
Discussion
1300 – 1400 Lunch
Session Eleven
Chair: Dr Calvin Hobel
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
1400 – 1430 Book Update
Professor Ronnie Lamont
Clinical Institute, University of Southern Denmark
1430 – 1500 PREBIC Global Microbiome Project
Professor Indira Mysorekar
Washington University School of Medicine
1500 – 1530 Group project discussions
1530 – 1600 Coffee
Session Twelve
Chair: Melanie White
The University of Western Australia
1600 – 1645 Summary of Project Plans
1645 – 1730 Future of PREBIC – 1, 3, 5 and 10 Year Plans
1730 – 1800 Meeting Close